First Descent

IMDb 7.3 2005 • 110 min • Documentary

Director

Kevin Harrison

Country

Plot Summary

First Descent is a 2005 documentary film about snowboarding and its beginning in the 1980s. The snowboarders featured in this movie (Shawn Farmer, Nick Perata, Terje Haakonsen, Hannah Teter and Shaun White with guest appearances from Travis Rice) represent three generations of snowboarders and the progress this young sport has made over the past two decades. Most of the movie was shot in Alaska.

Top Cast

Shaun White
Shaun White Himself
Hannah Teter
Hannah Teter Herself
Shawn Farmer
Shawn Farmer Himself
Terje Haakonsen
Terje Haakonsen Himself
Travis Rice
Travis Rice Himself